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Clunes Public School Newsletter 30thNovember 2017
Week 8 Term 4
‘Learn to Live, Live to Learn’ Integrity, Responsibility, Respect
Walker Street, Clunes 2480 Phone: (02) 66291278 Email: [email protected] Principal: Michelle Slee Fax: (02) 66291040 Website: www.clunes-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Our school stands proudly on Bundjalung land
SCHOOL CALENDAR We are an accredited Waste Wise Ways School
WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 2018 Friday 1 December
• Student Assembly• Rugby League
Workshop
Monday 4 December • Concert Rehearsal
Wednesday 6 December• Dress Rehearsal 11am• Concert
Thursday 7 December• Reports distributedFriday 8 December• Rugby League Workshop• Helpers Afternoon Tea• End of Year Assembly
Monday 11 December • Yr6 Dinner 5.30pm• K-6 Disco 7.00pmTuesday 12 December• Swim & Surf at ByronWednesday 13 December• Swim & Surf at Byron
Thursday 14 December • Whole school Fun Day
Friday 15 December • Clunes has Talent• Last day of Term 4
School resumes for students in Year 1-6 on TUESDAY 30th January 2018,
Kindergarten students will begin classes on FRIDAY 2nd February.
A proud member of the First North Community of Schools and The Rivers P-12
CLUNES PS FEATURES IN NORTHERN STAR TUESDAY Year 5 and 6 students have been learning what it is like to be a journalist and have written a double page spread filled with articles about great things that have happened this year at school. Make sure you don’t miss out on a copy on Tuesday 5 December.
2018 CAPTAIN CAMPAIGN Tomorrow at 1:30pm our 2018 Captain Candidates will present speeches at our assembly and all students will vote afterwards. Parents and carers are welcome to come along and support our candidates.
IT’S SHOW TIME! Children have enjoyed rehearsing and will have a whole school rehearsal on Monday and a dress rehearsal, with Clunes Preschoolers joining us, on Wednesday at 11am. Families are welcome to come to school at 5pm for a gourmet BBQ and other delicious goodies and drinks before students will be asked to go to their classrooms to change.
The concert begins at 6:15. Students need to be dropped off at their classrooms and be in the 2/3 classroom between acts. As safety is our highest priority, students will not be allowed to leave from their classroom after the concert, until their parents and carers pick them up or a note is provided, stating they are travelling home with another adult. Students may also like to bring a water container. The concert duration should be approximately 70 minutes with Choir and K/1 beginning the show followed by 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 and lastly, a whole school finale. We thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS AFTERNOON TEA We always send out a general invitation, as it doesn’t matter if you helped on one occasion or you regularly contributed to the school, your assistance makes a difference and we want to say thank you. It will help us with catering if you can return the RSVP slip which is again in this week’s newsletter. We look forward to seeing you on Friday at 12:30pm.
END OF YEAR PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY We hope you can join us afterwards at our end of year assembly at 1pm on Friday 8th December. We have a fabulous array of entertainment from our talented musicians and singers. Kindergarten and Year 6 will also receive graduation gifts and we will present special awards to 3 Year 6 students. It will be a very special occasion with guests Mr Ian Davies (Kadina HS Principal) and Mr Greg Smith (Rivers College Executive Principal) presenting awards. NOTES, NOTES, NOTES Please help us with organisation by returning notes for all events in the last week whether your child will be attending or not. P & C EXCEL (AS USUAL) Last Monday, P&C Vice President, Cara Polowytsch, attended a staff meeting re school planning and budgeting which will be finalised early Term One. Afterwards we had another very positive and productive P & C meeting with discussion covering plans for the new year, our concert catering, disco evening, year 6 farewell dinner, achievements and successes for the year. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the enthusiasm, dedication and tireless work of our P & C body and executive. It is a pleasure to work with them and we will be sad to see some long term families leave this year as their babies move to Secondary School. We are also thrilled to hear that we have some new families willing to help out next year. P & C also handed the school a cheque for over $1000 being subsidisation for our State athletes and our brand new shelving in the sports storeroom. WE FOUND A FLOOR IN THE SPORTS STOREROOM! Many thanks to Mr Sky (and his wife) who delivered and assembled new shelving for the sports equipment shed. The place is soooo organised and tidy. Thank you also to our wonderful senior students who rolled up their sleeves and helped with the tidying up. NRL WITH KEL AGAIN TOMORROW All students are looking forward to two more sessions of NRL which continues tomorrow. The programs aim is to teach skills and attitudes that will promote good sportspeople in not just NRL but all sports.
THANK YOU TO SCRIPTURE AND ETHICS TEACHERS Scripture and Ethics lessons ended this week and we want to thank Reverend Cooper and Jan Roberts, Kim Goodrick, Emma Cronin and our new Bahai Teacher, Sara, for giving up their time to come and present our students with valuable lessons. We know that everyone is keen to continue these in 2018 and Kim tells me we have a new wave of parents being trained in ethics. CREATIVITY IN THE 3 RS CONTINUING It was an exciting week in the classrooms as students conducted scientific experiments in 2/3, projects in 3 / 4 and presentations in 5/6. Congratulations to all our students who continue to be engaged and enthusiastic in their learning right to the end. LUNCHES IN THE LAST WEEK In order to give parents plenty of notice in preparing food for their children in the last week, we would like to make you aware of the following organisation. On Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th of the last week the children will be required to take a picnic lunch for themselves. As we do not have any refrigeration facilities, we recommend children carry a frozen brick or drink to keep their food cool. Further details will be sent home next week. On Thursday 14th, children will be asked to bring in a plate to share with their classmates for lunch. Students with dietary needs can bring a party plate just for themselves. Our last day will be a mufti day with funds going to the Reading Dogs Program and our school. NB – No candy canes until the last week. Michelle Slee Principal
Expectation of the Week “Dance like no one is watching.”
Student Assembly Our next student assembly will be held tomorrow, Friday 1st December at 1.30pm when our 2018 school captain candidates will be presenting their speeches. All families are most welcome to attend. Music Tuition Last call for outstanding accounts for Term 4 guitar and drum tuition. These accounts are now overdue. I have sent an email out today to all families who have outstanding accounts. Payment can be made in cash, by cheque or EFTPOS at the front office or online via the link on our school website. Notes / Payments due
• Y6 Fun Day note • Swimming and Surf Awareness note
P&C News Thanks to all the members who came along to our P&C meeting on Monday night. We have a few exciting end of year events coming up and we would like to ask for baked
goods donations for the end of year concert on Wednesday December 6th and also for Monday 11th December for the disco night. Thank you for the continued support of all parents/carers throughout the year.
Anna Douglass President
Tea Towel Fundraiser The tea towels have been distributed today so check for them in your child’s school bag. If anyone missed out on ordering and would like some, we have 15 available. Please see the front office. Uniform shop Open Tuesday 12th December from 9-10am and again on Monday 29th January 2018, from 9-10am. You can email your order through to Cara on [email protected] and she can then have it ready for payment and collection from the front office. Concert Night Canteen
The P&C will be running a canteen starting from 5.00pm. Donations of baked goods would be much appreciated. Donations can be dropped off at the office during the day or at the canteen after school. Thanking all in advance for their yummy delicious treats! Disco Night Canteen
At COOSH the children have been setting and breaking records in an energetic activity of their own design/choice. Brody did 109 jumps on the pogo stick, Zenny hung upside down on the play equipment ropes for one minute and Zoe did a minute’s handstand.
We also created a Nerf gun firing game, which grew in difficulty with each shot, learned how to use the hot glue gun safely and drew funny cartoon strips. In the newsletter, you will find a copy of the January 2018 vacation care program and a new Uniting booking form. If you have access to a scanner, you can simply fill in the booking form and attach it in an email to COOSH. However, you can still email, telephone or make a booking in person and we will fill in the form with your booking for our records. Please note our new email address is:
[email protected] We would really appreciate bookings for vacation care in advance, to ensure we have the correct number of staff and resources for each day. If you make a booking and then are not able to attend, we will do our best to offer a swap to an alternative day, so you are not charged for non-attendance. Just call and let us know and we will be happy to assist you.
Hannah and the COOSH team
Helpers Afternoon Tea NAME: ………………………………………………………………
Yes, I will be attending the Helpers Afternoon Tea No, I am unable to attend the Helpers Afternoon Tea
No. of people attending: _______
OPEN INVITATION TO OUR HELPERS AFTERNOON TEA Dear Parents and Carers, This year to show our appreciation to everyone who has helped out in our wonderful school we will be holding our Helpers Afternoon Tea on Friday 8th December at 12.30pm. This is an open invitation to any parent/carer /community member who has helped in any shape or form at our school throughout 2017. Please complete and return the slip below by Friday 1st December to assist us with catering.
Michelle Slee Principal
